The authors begin this book with a systematic overview of superconductivity superconducting
materials magnetic levitation and superconducting magnetic levitation - the prerequisites to
understand the latter part of the book - that forms a solid foundation for further study in
High Temperature Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (HTS Maglev). This book presents our
research progress on HTS Maglev at Applied Superconductivity Laboratory (ASCLab) of Southwest
Jiaotong University (SWJTU) China with an emphasis on the findings that led to the world's
first manned HTS Maglev test vehicle Century. The book provides a detailed description on our
previous work at ASCLab including the designing of the HTS Maglev test and measurement method
as well as the apparatus building Century developing the HTS Maglev numerical simulation
system and making new progress on HTS Maglev. The final parts of this book discuss research
and prototyping efforts at ASCLab in several adjacent fi elds including HTS Maglev bearing
Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) and HTS maglev launch technology. We hope this book
becomes a valuable source for researchers and engineers working in the fascinating field of HTS
Maglev science and engineering. ContentsFundamentals of superconductivitySuperconducting
materialsMagnetic levitationSuperconducting magnetic levitationHTS Maglev experimental methods
and set-upFirst manned HTS Maglev vehicle in the worldNumerical simulations of HTS MaglevNew
progress of HTS Maglev vehicleHTS Maglev bearing and flywheel energy storage systemHTS Maglev
launch technology
